The Sun. — London, England, 1818-01-12 00:00:00

1-1, fi-IE PRICE OF ro?trEn. • • • • Upon th.- 2 p f fs l oibe wa l ed tve timlotlncetl!n OUT jkildres on the conuneticemetlt of the new Year, . . v iz.. !hat. of m'akiag tfie Su& 'really PUBLIC i3RINT., or, at , we then stated it, Tn PAPER OF . • Ra EMPIRE, the detin s it an essenti'al duty tc our fellow subjects, but particularly the labouring • tiass ea, for whose welfare aiidcomfort we feel 41 " ) ngly interested, to expose that spirit of Mono- P ° IY, and that aSsutned pOwer of fixing ARSITRARY Nlcßs, which has long been au practice-among T ut BREWERS. IVe therefore with great pleasure " o mit to our Readers the following llEicitc .„, A Isi 'mas as drawn up by Mr. I.sREfift BEIUMONI . , a • Gentleman whose public spirit, good sense and , L Patriotism, have been manifested on various oc vas. ions, but particularly in exposing the ails and I Y t .unical practices of BREWERS, and the despica blesubserviency of some corrupt l‘ngistrates, wh - o I graceil their station by aiding those practiceS, t . O the injury of honest Publicans, and of the calbmunity at large • • 1.. That high legal authorities have declared all Monopo -t" to he ag ainst the ancient and fundamental law s of the t e arid injurious to the public--:•first, by raising the price Of co mmodities; second, by diminishing their duality; third, by impoverishing poor manufaeturers. 2 • l j, feat the Legislature has p a ss e d numerous statutes to j a - r t :'sh such as are guilty of creating Monop -- oliesparticu ih-„IM0u n opolies of the ecesSaries of life : and so early as b — 2 (1 and ad of Edward IV. very heavy penalties were int ' ; F use c l on victuallers win', einwliiiieu together to raise the price victuals, exteilding upon a second repetition .of the o ff ence ' 4 ' the pill ' ore, the. loss w an ear, and perpetual infamy. ' 8 . That, pill ory , the illegality of such conduct its injury to the public s y in the suply of beer Alas of late years been raised y in various liarts of E p nglkftrd, and P a rtietilarl-i in the Metropolis, insomuch that the whole cus -Itoh of its population is engrossed by about a great h reWeries, wtiose principals act in combination—meeting to- - getlier like the partners of one concern, and fixing the price at Which beer shall be sold. 1. That when the reduced price of malt and hops, of lorses provender -. and labour; the lease iirig the tax on malt, and the subsequent abolition of, the Property Tax, enalded, 'the brewers to make great reductions in their act:it - stunted charg es , they dirt not make suc h re d uc ti ons , hot kept up their prices,until after their conduct had esetted aoinia:lver - sions to fire House. of Commons, allegiog as a -reason foi• their doing so, that their stock in hand must lie first disposed of. 5, That so soon as the failure of the hart/,st in 1816 caused I the price of malt to look up, and while their stuck was wholly utraffected b y the rise in the materials, they revived the high liric es of beer to the consumer, which prices they have lately Still further advanced. That much of the beer now made is so void of the non lishing and invigorating qualities whit it formerly possessed, and is oftentimes so ungrateful and even injurious to the 51 0inaeb, owing,to th e d e l e t erious i ngred i ents of wh i ch i t i s ,"; Posed, that consu mers are f requen tl y dr i ven to use a .;?' 4 ,ture of gin with i t , to g i ve i t the semblance of strength "" loslear p l rit, or still more prejudicially to the drinking of gin of beer.. • - 11;7. T hat th ese and nume r ous o the r ev il s are j us tly a tt r i- ' ta ble to the ;Monopoly 'Web the great brewers have esta , o li shed. - • to s ii ' st ' i r t hat this Monopoly is produced and upheld by the un utional power given to justices of the peace in their la e :j r '" -t ive loc a liti es t o p reven t An y p ersons f rom ven di ng lif',,' , "cepting such persons and in such houses. as they power, which being subject to no COUtnliti, exercised in many iastitices by needy or avaricious '" 1; 1 4 ,ll b murally applied by them iu preventiii competition t stt , o ter , `'which they or their friends or patrons are in 9. 1 , 1 hot ) , 'at a desire to prevent an unn ece ss ar y number. of 1 to the re aso n ger:wally assigned - tor refusing permission houses, built tor pubiic houses, wheee the reasonable - t , t , l the public require them,. is evidently insincere ; lie u the same liceticers gi•ifitt liceaces to pulic-ho upheld, nses in alth'" whe'e die interest of their friends is the b reby en c „,.. u g" such houses can only be supported by allowing and 10 7 r agilig bad practices. • A ":it the similar pretence, that competition is pre- Vent Vuireor(it.7 that the landlords of the favoured houses may ( i t f is h and trot be induced through necessity to suffer disor conduct on their premises, is equally fallacious ; be owners of the favoured housrs, who are generally truanrs o r ts,'Pirit -dealers, always require premiums of their ,; „ - qua. i to the value of .the Monopoly to them, or an . th '''"t rem, thu, k ee pi n g th e t e na n t s p ro fit s d own , how tics. valuable the , Monopoly may be to the principal. tl. That the suppositi on of correcting the licentiousness Z i t l i c ß ouraged a i sonic, public houses' by denying licences for i t ,Tsf is only, calc u l ate d to benefit tire Monopoly System ; ding evide n t, in principl e , that men will not drink less t ,' , be less disorde r ly when drawn together in one house than 1 q would he if divid e d among two or three; and it is noto tA.l,'lYLfg iii I :rat:lice, that sm ite of the st profitable hous e s sire i' those which are must i n j ur i ous to the public health ld"" inorals.. • • t -U. That such is the v-lne, however, o f th e pro hibi t i on o f fi tl i t hetition, that thousaids of p are ly given " th li e efinsideratioi, of a r license to a ounds house,ire inq uent other words permission to Trade, which expenee, together with the • ,T l t . ' ,-1 profits securt d by the Monopoly, fall npon the con yfu'eis and become a grievous hurtlieu to the lower. classes the Community. Wit That it i s unreasona bl e to i nvest Just i ces of the Peace v k i t' the right of issuing exclusive powers for trading in i ii ; n l s t a i is. wh e n th e i ssu i ng of such powers by the Sovereign fleclared to be void in law. 4 11 s ;. I hat it is equally unreasonable to authorize the said et I.l,c..t•disersize men of their liberties and free customs, s twit e ,' . °a'n will and pleasure, without being accountable to ,tic).e(iroan "s h o rtin g the king, on m ea n hrone, is inter less "'mu or injuring' the est subject, un persoY due course of law, and is answerable for his acts in the 15. 'lei his i nistics. g hiaintd:ifter ail, these exttaordinary powers, evert in the lin , Sr. inefficient for the object of keeping victual on one°udses 111-°"(1 "de" because they are only in action „, as . , Y,in'the .year, when punishment, as regards the kart I tti tasiky f. t O.), ~f by shifting the teuanr, and as re tir• • e ' f ' l lure, it is as impossible for the licensers to know ituch tl liouses as they patronize will be-well conducted, as i.s tlrat those Which they refuse would be disorderly. ' ti t t Y That it is therefore equally in vain to expect as effec controol over public-houses, or a termination of the s tr uhgs inflict e d on the owners of houses, on victaallers, and Js s t public at larze, under' the present li cens i ng system—a 11o:in which is p rove d to b e equally inef fi cient for-good par sr and all-powerful for bad ones— erec ti ng a power over , v h c i comforts, the property, and the -rights of the subject,. t)u ch is anomal ous i n the constitutional government of this ,p2 tl Y, and which is believed to be unknown in any other. That to produce a remedy, it is necessary for the 4 1 e is trate's - povver to be removed front the patronage of the yictualling, to the correction of the•disoiders. which 1 1 44 4 41 .,etra t ies arise out of the exercise of their own t lt ; . ?!itroulabl e wills;t o the administration of legislative rules al.plicable and extending to ad 9, and in which the a ttis.ar y proportioned to th e o ff eiwes, 11and attach to them t hediat e l la • )* ~„,, 'at i n as far as it is deemed rscpedient to restrict the tiefi e of imblie-lionses, that end will b e mos t f a i r l y a n d be ttiltet".lly accomplished by imposing a h eavy d uty ,on the li l'estr; ."! open any n ew h ouse , t h us d i verting the value of the t ,'Llton from the Pockets of the licka.se jo-Isbers to the uses • . • hat with a large duty i m p ose d on l eave to open a new tratc:_aud due means pr ov id e d f or i mmediately stopping a kie ','"ultieted in a disord e rly manner, no good reason can fr ee ‘4need against restoring to the public th e b ene fit of 3 1 ki r e _ i ' m pirtition, and to victitallers the Common rights 0 : iri `, rymern—tiamely, the liberty t o carry on t h e•r tra d e fea vit o, t 1 31 aces as th e y fi n d most eligible (trot being toc,!ly as ,ft:.),,!nd rchas on e their' good of s such. orauulacturers o Supply them the best terms.. . . rd O • • Of BYR IL ) i N.—A Sunday Paper stated a repo: barn it ► cet of th s- i Gen m tlean h n , —ut we du o . tilat a It h 13 Well-follllded. All T 1 7‘111E11.. :?.' THE -SUN. • - • EDrron,Ll be Wave to state my itlea3 on a subject which', in my t>pinion; Will be attended with great dk,advan• ages to the Larded Interest, and particularly 'to' the rainier; on - Whote lands there is Oak 'timber. I tinders6nA that the ~oniniissioners of hiS ithiesq's Navy htive come to a resolntioh of not prrehasing any English Oak Timber tOr the use of theNavir that is not felled in the. tomoh of Novettitier; I Will first prove the ittjuilr thtit will he sUstained by the adoption of this plan tip the •Fartite`rA; And then endeavour to shew that no gOOil will be derived to the Public fi=roti the timber SO FiasT, with regard to the lost that tviil. he stistained Gy• the Farmer on Whose lanil the Timber, grows. The 'usual time 'of telling Oak Thither is inve 7 . riably in the latter end of -March and all April, a fortnight sooner or la:er, as the Sprinz, is early or late; that being the only tinie the bark can be got off, which is a very valuable part, iit.the• Tintbei.. The usual ciistoin where Timber grows on wheat land is to fell the tiees,• Strip the hark, and cut off the tOpS anti - cai•ry them off tke land inuttediately,;and.tet the trees rental!) till after harvest,', whist► cuStoth is as little injurious .to•the • Farmer as possible ; bitt it, ticcortlito4 to the pro- . moters the nett/ plan, the bat: Only to b'e stripped at that tithe, and the tree left standing till November; when the,youria V6heats are arriirr coming forward, and the Farmer must be subj,cl the Timber Merchant coming a .second ti6e upon his land , to fell and carry off the Timber, very great injury will arise to the young wheats, as well as to the land ; but by carting the Tirnber . immediately after the harvest; when the land is dry, no injury would be done to the Farmer. SECONDLY. Iconceive that the promoters of the saw plan will not derive that benefit which they expect; vii. the seasoning of the Timber, standing for the intent, as they suppose, of preventing the dry•rot. They contend that Timber cut in springy retains all the juices after it is felled, which it would not do if the bark only was' taken off in the spring and the tree left standing, which reasoning is not clear to me unless they undertake to prove that after the bark is off the juices return down again into the earth ; it that is not proved no possible good can be obtained, as the tree is stopped:in its vegetation when the bark is gone, and to a certainty will the ; therefore whether it is left standing or cut down, is quite imtnaterial ; but I contend that a tree cut down in April will be mare seasoned titan one left standing till No vember, for every person who has been in the habit of seeing Timber felled, must have observed how much the juices run out of the butt of the tree immediately it is down ; which•consequently must remain in the tree if left standing. I have ►io doubt but the Timber set in April, and then sided, will be much more seasoned than if left standing till Noven►her. The above opinions are derived from 35 years practical experience in the convert ion of Oak Timber, • Reading, January 2 A . LANDOWNER,. CORN-EXCHANdB, JAN. 12.—We had a toirra. ble good supply of Wheat this morning from Es sex and Kent, fine samples of which sold at a de cline of from 3i. to 4s. per quarter, and tor.infe rior. there was scarcely any damand ; Fine Barley . is in demand, and front 2s. to 3s. per quarter dearer ; Malt supports its price ; Fine Oats sold on the same tetras as this day week, but Ordinary was dull ; Grey Pease support their price ; Boil ing Pease and Beans at our last. quoted prices. . KING'S THEATRE.—We have already given COpiOOS account of the improvement in the inte rior of this place, its decorations, &c.i - aod we have now only time to state, that it opened on Saturday with the Opera of Griselda. The he roine of the piece . was Madame Fonoa, who first appeared in that character in this country. The piece was altogether well receivt d, and Madame FoDon lost none of her accustomed favour. A • new Ballet followed, retins,et Facie, which was at least full as intelligible as must compositions of the same kind. There was a new Corps of Dancers, but none appeared of pre-eadnent WEICFISELL, displayed all, his usual skill as a Leader, and the Band all their usual correctness. The house was so well attended, as to promise a flourishing season. • THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE.—It is in the highest degree consoling to us, we cannot use the word gratifying in any sense under so heavy a loss, to find that so far trom any abatement of national re gret, or interest in any thing that relates to this beloved Princess, that interest seems to be as strong as when the Empire was deprived of all its hopes on the melancholy. occasion. This most laudable reverence for her virtues, and regard to her memory, has been strikingly manifested in the • extraordinary demand which has been made for the Prints from CHALON'S : " whole-length Portraits of the Princess CHARLOTTE and hince LEOPOLD, SO flinch, that six plates of each Print have been worn ont, and the demand is still so great, that two more of both are now in preparation. ST. NEOTTS:—We mentioned the indecent manner in which a Disenting Minister - of this place spoke of. our late beloved Princess, on the - melancholy day of her interment, when be de dared from the pulpit that those who expected a sermon on the occasion would be disappointed., as he knew nothing about her, she might be good or she Might be bad, but she should receive no, notice from him in that place, or words to that effect. The people of the town were so indig oant,,that they manifested their, contempt of his unfeeling churlishness, by burning him in elegy, ice wish we could add, that such a brutal in difference to the general feelings Of the Empire has induced many Of Iris flock to be equally negli gent of the future instructions of a Pastor so careless of the feelings of every humane and loyal "rind. ; The .Right. lion, CHARLES AIiBUTHNOT an d lady arrived last night in Dowiiing-street IrOra Northampton. o E 'r r; sr. . , PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS*. 3efin-e 7 s7tioirkils, when aCGtSTi S reign'd,, Men bow'd tine knee; the Jews 'alone. retain'd; .The one tree God; made guardians of his word; But more in form than Spirit they adoed: Al that appointed time. of Virgin horn, Christ sprung from David, came to bear man's scorn; Angels annotmed him ; by a new Star,led, The Magi found him in his inang,r- , -A All.mark'd him crone,' whciin Prop'orts had foretold; • ' And God from Heav'n hatietan•his Son Life, , doett•ine, miracles his Truth c;tolain'd, . :Yet impfnus man the heavenly King disdain'd • Crown'd with sharp thorns, he died; the cross hisibrone; And bless'd his murdertis with his dying groan ; Then the third dtt, o'ereomiagDeath,arose 4nd brought his work of mercy to a close. Jonas replac'd, the twelve with chosen Pant,,, Proclaim'd Salvation, through Christ's death, to all, gentile and :Jew, who penitent .belicv'd. Many with joy the Gospel Truths receiv'd; But more, and those the great on earth, denied, Paul, and the twelve, save Jonti„ by murder turd ; gild to hare fought the fight and won the race, Learing to us the records of God's grace The good seed sown by them quick spread and grew; Europe's chief part redeeining love soon knew ; 'But freed from Persecutions, men becaMe Relaz'd, corrupt, and Christians but in name; Forgetting that, in Christ lay all their hope, A human Will they sit up—THE,PorE. He ;lir o'er earthly more than heavenly things Claim'd.Power to pardon sins,,and uncrown Kings; Lanuch'd Bulls, Decrees, and Excommunications; Sold Sin-indulgeociei and DispensatiOris; Massei PreScrib'd, Confessions, Absolutions; Saint-worship, Penances, Monks, PersecntiOnS ; Obcy'd by zealots, taught that the sole way To Heav'n through him and his corruptions lay i till a brave few from Itthargy awl ke; And all the bonds of Sit i;erstition broke. Guided by Setijiture light the way they lead The glo'riou's sunshine bright and brighter spread; When LUTHER, CALVIN, t'lllteS for veneration— With mild MELANcTuotu fix'd the Reformation. Soon Britain's isle for such a 'change prepar'd, In its soul-raising privileges shar'd ; By CRANMER,,RIDLEY, LATIMER, and KNO74 Led, on, she bore up firm against all shocks; Till past the bigot and licentious reign. LmAm made Popish machinations vain; Church and State; and since secur'd to all Freedom, religious and political. But now to blessings we so long have known We all, alas ! insensible are grown Those blessings which our Ancestors have won, By dauntless faith and deeds of glory done, We would fOrego,--and make their efforts vain, By setting up Rome's Dagon once again; lirg'd on by Pity and false sense of Right, Which artful men are striving to excite. " Why should the Catholics," —they argue thus--s " Feel disabilities unknown to us ? " They are as good, as brave, as wise as we, " Then let them be in all respects as free." What! gire,men pOwer, who think there's no salvation But in their church ! all else must meet damnation! With whom 'tis duty, if persuasion fail, force conversing by stripes, pOnance, jail ; To stretch the Htretics on glowing coals, And &urn their bodies tO -preserve their souls ! If hence three centuries we retrace in years', Blood then gave proof—these arc not empty fears; Nearer our times, and scarce two centuries since; They strove to murder Parliament and Prince; And nearer still; not sparing sex or age, They thousands massacred with savage rage, Boasting as they o'er mangled bodies trod, They did a work acceptable to Goti : Still nearer yet, intiam'd with Popish zeal, • They would have pin ng'd in Wi wass's breast the steel; Nay, more—a MONUMENT of CONFLAGRATION Stands in the Capital to warn the nation ; May it for some good purpose meet the eyes, Tho' Popish POFE may tell us that it lies! . " But crimes," say they, "long past need not alarm; " Now they have not the power or will to harm; "And are in charity with heretics." If so—'tis well—hut call them Catholics No more; they are become sf sanermind, And have the tenets of their church resigli'd. But passing this, they have not vainly pleaded ; . All that they a,lt'd and wisli'd has been c-nceded; 2 Save that the King - a power of Veto claim'd Against the Bishops, whom themselves had nam'd; And this, as head of Church as well as State, His Royal dignity could not abate. Yet would they not, with this sole limitation, Take in all else a free emancipation. What would they wish for, in the name of sense? To bring again the days of PETER'S Pence ? Britain pay tribute ! would they have it so ? ' Monarchs crowd to kiss the Holy Toe ? Forbid it Heaven that Britain so degraded, Should see her Church o'erthrown,,her laurels faded! No—may she rather, by past ages taught, Guard Church and King as firmly as she ought! Nor e'er remove those just and wise restraints Which keep in check the Worshippers of Saints ; By whom, save power they always rnisemploy'd, We withoutstint all other things enjoy'd. • -The Dyke is built—let not the sea o'erflow; The Bear is muzzled—let us keep him so. PHILECCLESIAST. The word Catholics is here taken in its vulgar sense-as applied to the ftillowers of the Church of Rome and its su perstitions, and not in that true and original signification in which we express our belief in the " Poly Catholic Church," by which is meant that universal Church, for the estz.blish went of which we look forward in firm faith and joyful hope. We are happy to learn that the Rvv. FtiE DERICK iRFMONGER has been appointed oar 01 the Prvbendaries of Winchrster—as tt wore ay live, firm, and intelligent friend to the new system of education does not exist. tr s ATnit. COURT ~Mit,llT; AL; • • ..• • : I Horse Grord ! r - 61i,farmary, TP I9 ., At a Generll Coati Alartial, held ata.t c be.R./yar Barracks, in bohlini nit the 21st Oct. an:l coittiotteq by ; aajoosilfncilt., : b .Si'll ~f the nicmth, Cap , aitv Peter Moyle, jonA , Brad,. bridge, anti Edward De t ail, a t t h e B t h, ( or Ki ng s). Regintent of Foot, were art at upon the nu : itierineliti t tnett , I 'a:rgesiviz.,,;—•. ; . Ist, " For.cominct subVersive of nilitaxy, Discipline, :itl ordering., on the 17th September last, their Pay Sericants no t to receive, and prohibiting ,their Companiesfrerm rt-ceiving, the Breml, which halt beets vrovided, .13y, order of the Coot-mantling Otpc'er for th 2 ,use of those Companies, tinder a Contract inaire•by him for supplying the Regiment with Bread from. 9.5 t is,-Atigust to the 24th Senteonber, . . . •2nd. "Fo r endeavouring to subvert ~,and for acting. in open viol3!ion.of, the Authority of tkeir Commanding Officer, on the morn ing of the. 170 . t.f &Tien:they fast, in .I • acing caused 13read to be 4)rotight into the Isairacjis which Ivo been. pre- Viedsly sent oat ot it ,by the• Commanding, Otlicer, and in. ,cansing, the samolo br a issued to, their respective Companies, contrary to the arrang'9lent adopted. by the Commanding' Officer for the suppl'yitig of the Regiment with Bread by Contract. . •. ••. .• . • • . " For conduct highly irregular and upofficer-like,ana in Oulotion of th Djscipline,ol.the Army, in calling ou Quarter-MasterAiernan on,tho September last, acid - or- deiing,him not tit issue Bread to their resin: s alve Companies under the existiug,Contract,." Upon which Ul • iges the Court came to the tol 1. • ,• lovvint , .13ecWiOn The Court taking into their serious consideration all the evidence beftre tlieni,, and the matters urged ott the part fig tlueprosecution,. and .by the prisoners, in their defence, do find ,the prismiers„Qaptains Peter ,Moyle, John Biad brid e,.anll Edward Davis, Gqill m of the (Thares as above preferred against then,, and do therefore adjudge and senr tetice. that the prisoners, ,Captains Pe,ter,Moyle, John Brad bridge, and F.dward Dav;s,sh ill be cesitieeed." , The Prince Regent, ha,s been ; pleas.ed; in the name and o'n the behalf of hiS Majesty, to 4- . prove and confirm the nndin t suit sentence of•the Court. HiS Royal . ,1 2 1ig,hoeSs into consideration, however, that although the insubordination which has marked the cbodoct Of the prisoners; by tun , : lug hi a manner coUspire(! to subvek the orders and arrangements of their CommanditigOfficer; appear to justify the sentence of the Court; Yet a reference . to.theireicemplury characters, and ti.). lie recomniewlatiott of the Court in Their. behalf, 7 • rindi n that of Captain Moyle in particular, pearing to sanction theexe-reise of a lenient dis position, in mitigation of their sentence, Royal highness has Weep most graciously pleased to command tbattaptain Modewhose farour the recothin'eiitlation of the Court makes a distinc tion, shall be restored to the Inociioni of hit's- COmMission, with a severe reprimand and admo nition to be more ciiContspect in his lottsra con do. t, with reference to the Orders of hiS matiding Officer ; and that Captains BradbriAlge and Davis shall be resttired to their ctiinnaiisiotiS, ‘..,t11 the view of being pta'ced u iota the hhif-pay of the same. Tire Colmnandei•-in-thief directs, that tfie foregoing Charges preferred against CPlfi►'tr+in4 Peter Moyle, John Bradbridgi., and lEot‘ v iitil .Davis, of 'lie S;h (or Icing') RegiMent of Foot, together with the . Finding and S - triterice of the Court, and the t'rince Regent's :pleasure thereon, shall be enteted in the Genci.al Orthr Bciok, and lead at the head of every Regiment in his Ma.. jesty's Service; By Contniand 'of his Royal ilighneSs The Commander- in -Ch 11ARRY , Tler , it it skid, phsi.porre ir'et vi sit to the Pavilioo until the arrival of tlii; . ll,dieof CAMBRIDGE froth'ilanover.. JAN. 9.—Ever since the resijenee of the PRIN'aE RWGENT at the P,Vilinn, ‘vhich now C'YeEl weeks; hl4 Royal Uighur's% has ah staintd from the gratification of the scientific pet formances'bf'his private band of musicians ; mid it was nOt 'mill yesterday evening that the Prince Regent was induced to participme in the enjoy ment of a Concert of Sacred Music. Among the miacellaneou's piece's, the, llallel,;jah Chorus was exquisitely performed. His Royal flightless was occasionally present, and was much gratified with the musical melange. Saturday; about 12 o'clock, the pulte of Font. left York-house, St. James's Palace, in his tra velling carriage,, for Windsor, after having trans acted mi!itary busifiess ‘vitti Sir II elgitY TORRENS, tiffs Military Secretary. • His Royal Highness, af ter paying his respects to his Royal Mother and Sisters at \Vindsor, proceeded to his_seat. at Oat lands, where an entertainment was given to..a nu nierous party. The Dillies Staff and other:. per sonages were present. Ti Dinhess distributed her Christmas-b Oxes to tire children and persOrs who partake of her bounty, and were regaled with good cheer. On Friday a Meeting of all the Cabinet Minis ters in town 'took plate with the Earl of LIVER POOL and the CHANCELLOR Of this EXCHEQUER. The Earl of LI v ererooL came to town from Combe Wood i .for the express purpose of attending the meeting ; and. in the evening; after its breaking up, which took place between three and four o'clock, the Noble Earl returned to Combe_ Wood. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, after at tending tbe,.meeting, left town goon after four o'clock. -• • • • The Rustritiri gqnadron, which put into Pors merttlron the - 21st ult. is detained at Spithead by contrary winds. Mr.I.3tYRN is to take the sh!ps on in *charge to,Cadiz, and return with the trans ports, having their crews on board. They wilt sail the moment the wind Will permit. The Chapel - Royal in St. James's Palace bag been undergoing a thorough repair,and the Roval Cloiet has been most splendidly fitted up. The whole is nearly finished, and it is to be re. opened for Divine Service on. the Ist day of February. FUNERAL (' HOOPER.—Yesterday the body of the late John' Hooper, acquitted some months since upon a charge of high treason, was con , veyed ttom the premises of a window-blind maker and undertaker in the New Cut, - Mad:friars' Road, for interment, in the burial-ground of St. Dunstan Stepney, near the remains of - Cashman, the mariner, executed as one of the Spa-fieldi riottrs. The body was exposed during the lost week to all curious spectators, and about half. past two o'clock yesterday the funeral" train pro ceeded on their way to Stepney, surrounded by a :ornerons mob. Preston, Thistlewod, and W a r.. son followed the coffin (*carried on•men's should. er.) as chief mourners. The followers iu mo ing cloaks-were about forty.